師傅 (si1 fu6*2 | shi1 fu4) : master worker; term of address

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師傅

si1 fu6*2

shi1 fu4

[1] an expert in his/her field; a master
[2] an address for service workers | eg. 電腦師傅 computer technician
[3] an address for strangers, common in the PRC in the late 70s and the 80s.

cf. 師父

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 3,860,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

師傅 / 师傅

This word has been viewed 2852 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 14th Nov 2004 06:22 and last edited on 31st Jul 2009 14:46

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Characters in this word:

師 si1 - teacher; master
傅 fu6 fu1 - tutor; instruct; apply to

3 compounds containing this word:

理髮師傅 - a barber
麵包師傅 - a baker
北方師傅 - a chef who specializes in making Northern Chinese cuisine

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

師父 si1 fu6*2 shi1 fu4 = teacher or master

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

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Decimal representation of this word: 師傅

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Characters in this word:

3 compounds containing this word:

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *